Mothers Day in Shelby County as Flood Waters Rise, Officials Evacuate Residents

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Day in Shelby County as Flood Waters Rise, Officials Evacuate Residents

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Tennessee State of Emergency, Flood Water Continues to Rise, River Expected to Crest between Sunday, Mothers Day, May 8th and Tuesday, May 10th.

Emergency aid officials in Shelby County Tennessee will determine which shelters to open on Mothers Day, May 8th, as families are now packed and ready to go. Sunday will be a crucial day for those deciding whether or not to evacuate from the severe storms and flooding that has killed 23 people in Tennessee already.

SHELTER FOR SHELBY COUNTY, HERE There is also a shelter set up for pets.

The American Red Cross has opened a shelter at White Station Church of Christ in East Memphis at 1106 Colonial Road, there are also shelters in Obion, Lake, Dyer and Madison counties, as well as Tunica County in Mississippi. The Red Cross has also opened shelters in Crittenden County, Arkansas. To find out about shelters call your local officials or 211 to learn how.

For Talk Nation Radio Iâm Dori Smith with a news update on the state of emergency in Tennessee where the Mississippi River is expected to crest at 48 feet. Thats the highest level ever recorded, and so anyone living along the Mississippi and its tributaries are asked to leave. This is not a mandatory evacuation order according to Dean Lener af the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, but state officials are urging people to check their areas of Memphis and find a designated shelter or move to higher ground. There is a web site you can go to, search tom leatherwood, Shelby County Registrar of Deeds, and if you type your address into that site you can find your sea level, that will let you know what your flood risk is.

If you are planning to leave but do not have transportation you can go to the web site staysafeshelby, or call the red cross or Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, TEMA, at (615) 741-0001

We were able to reach the public affairs officer for Shelby County on Mothers Day, May 8th, thats Steve Shular, for more information on where there are now shelters in that section of Tennessee as the Mississippi River is expected to reach its crest on May 10th or sooner.


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Keywords: Shelby County Flooding; Evacuations; Mothers Day May 8; 2011; Mississippi River and Tributaries reaching top flood stage; river crests; all low lying areas to be evacuated; buses available; staging area set up at mall; shelters are largely at churches in Tennessee; North begins to flood but that is direction to head in to stay safe; web page; staysafeshelby; phone 901 324 8799; or text 901 290 7530; there is a shelter for PETS set up too

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